Safeway is a convenient and friendly grocery store located in Sebastopol. It is considered a good store for the area, often seen as better than the alternative markets nearby. The store offers a wide range of national products and brands for items like laundry soap, toilet paper, canned goods, and imported pastas, providing great value with good availability, prices, and hours. Customers appreciate the good quality food, especially the juicy and delicious fruit, the excellent meat selection, and the flowers. The store features several departments including a bakery with customizable cakes, a deli with made-to-order party trays, a butcher's block with an assortment of meat and seafood, and a produce department full of fresh fruits and vegetables. The bakery at this location is noted for looking very good, even better than those at other Safeway stores. The staff throughout the store receive consistent praise for being nice, kind, and providing excellent service. The customer service, particularly from the butchers and the checkout teams, is described as beyond expectations, efficient, and of excellent human quality. Employees are noted for being helpful and going above and beyond. The store also offers time-saving services like Order Ahead pick-up, Grocery Delivery, and DriveUp & Go™.
